The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene

CN Waters, J Zalasiewicz, C Summerhayes… - Science, 2016 - science.org
BACKGROUND Humans are altering the planet, including long-term global geologic
processes, at an increasing rate. Any formal recognition of an Anthropocene epoch in the …

Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Anthropocene Series: Where and how to look for potential candidates

CN Waters, J Zalasiewicz, C Summerhayes… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Anthropocene as a potential new unit of the International Chronostratigraphic Chart
(which serves as the basis of the Geological Time Scale) is assessed in terms of the …

The Anthropocene: a new epoch of geological time?

J Zalasiewicz, M Williams… - … Transactions of the …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic changes to the Earth's climate, land, oceans and biosphere are now so great
and so rapid that the concept of a new geological epoch defined by the action of humans …

[HTML][HTML] Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in urban soils of Greater London, UK

CH Vane, AW Kim, DJ Beriro, MR Cave, K Knights… - Applied …, 2014 - Elsevier
Surface soils from a 19 km 2 area in east London, UK were analysed for polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)(n= 76).∑ 16 PAH ranged from 4 …

[PDF][PDF] Making the case for a formal Anthropocene Epoch: an analysis of ongoing critiques

J Zalasiewicz, CN Waters, AP Wolfe, AD Barnosky… - 2017 - fni.brage.unit.no
Since the Anthropocene was conceptualized as a new and distinct epoch of Earth history
(Crutzen and Stoer mer 2000, Crutzen 2002), and more specifically since it has been …

Stratigraphy of the Anthropocene

J Zalasiewicz, M Williams, R Fortey… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Anthropocene, an informal term used to signal the impact of collective human activity on
biological, physical and chemical processes on the Earth system, is assessed using …

Analytical methods for the determination of the distribution of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the water and sediment of aquatic systems: A review

AO Adeniji, OO Okoh, AI Okoh - Journal of Chemistry, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Several methods of extraction and analytical determination for total petroleum hydrocarbons
(TPHCs) in aqueous and solid samples are reviewed. Infrared spectroscopy is one of the …

Historical records of organic pollutants in sediment cores

P Bigus, M Tobiszewski, J Namieśnik - Marine pollution bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
Analyses of sediment core samples are primary sources of historical pollution trends in
aquatic systems. Determining organic compounds, such as POPs, in the dated sediments …

Aged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as stratigraphic marker in the anthropocene: evidence from Tibetan Lake sediments

J Li, R Chang, X Ban, GL Yuan, X Du, G Yin, T Lin - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were supposed to serve as combustion marker
reflecting the past energy use, but it was unclear whether their sediment records in the …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in mangrove ecosystems: global synthesis and future research directions

MM Billah, MKA Bhuiyan, MIUA Amran… - … Science and Bio …, 2022 - Springer
Although coastal ecosystems such as mangroves have substantial productive and protective
rules, this ecosystem is threatened due to inorganic and organic contaminants including …